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. >> he went whitney houston, belting out "will always love >>> this morning on "world news now" -- didrfere with the federal investigation? >> abc news confirming the now fired former fbi director wrote a memo saying president trump asked hem to shut down his investigation. it is the latest scathing headline sending the white house into crisis mode overnight. after spending the day,000 explaining how the president revealed secretive intel to the russians. >> breaking overnight. deadly tornados have taken their toll in the center of the country. the intense storm system creating scenes of total devastation with neighborhood ripped apart. >> then the parents of that 16-year-old who died from caffeine overdose speak out. new warnings this morning about, how much is too much. >> and meet the man suing his date for texting at the movie theater.

. >> that's casino every like how people feel about whitney houston, and i'll always love you. >> yeshe first person to sing that, don't you mention whitney houston in that song. people get all worked up. >> that's right. >> anyway, it was roberta flack. i'll tell you my roberta flack story later. >> but does it counts that did you it if someone else did it and now more popular than when you did it? does that make sense. >> oh, is it more popular by laureny? >> not talking about that specifically, i'm saying in general. doesn't that stink, if you do something first, then someone young comes in years later and does it and all of the people think she did it originally. >> oh, that would irritate the heck out of me. a lot of times, ya. >> she bet r be getting the money for it, roberta. >> otherwise, get some flack for that. >> she's get some flack for that. >> you're on fire this week. >> there you go, every time.& every time i say something clever you always says you're on fire. that's so offensive to me. >> why is that offensive? >> like i never say anything clever. >> see i don't jump

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. >>> just ahead, will ferrell donates the class of 2017 whitney houston style.ou that video and the sounds coming from that ceremony, first in honor of the asian pacific american heritage month. we have our bay area instagram feed to celebrate events making a difference where you live. belly dancing is an ancient art form. it will be showcased at the shape the bay charity show next saturday at san francisco's bravo theater. the event benefits the alzhei >> good morning, everyone, 6:24 is the time. we have few video tweeted out by alameda county fire. thanks for choosing abc 7 news. if you are just joining us, we have been throwing breaking news throughout the show. a massive five alarm fire at a building under construction in the 3800 block of san pablo avenue. now the food news is that there are no injuries to report right now, but there are multiple crews on the scene right now checking out the hot spots, putting out the fire and there are also monitoring nearby buildings because at one point some other nearby buildings actually caught on fire as well. so we w

as you can tell, a little whitney houston there. >> he sounds like a unicorn. >> he is good.augh forever and ever. >> what does a unicorn sound like. >> it's from stepbrothers. >> the voice of a unicorn. >> that was just one of the many commencement speeches making headlines this weekend. lewis following the other ones. i don't know who can top that one. >> i don't think anyone can. but the season of college graduation is upon us. the president himself made first commencement address at liberty university over the weekend. urged students to collage the establishment. >> never stop fighting for what you believe in and for the people who care about you. carry yourself with dignity and pride. demand the best from yourself. and be totally unafraid to challenge entrenched interest and failed power structures. does that sound familiar? >> relish the opportunity to be an outsider, embrace that label. being an outsider is fine. embrace the label. because it's the outsiders who change the world and make a real and lasting difference. the more that a broken system tells you that you're

whitney houston! stopped you in your tracks because you couldn't believe one woman could be blessed with that much, with the looks and the talent. >> this lady started out as a dancer, went to new york, went to paris, worked with bands, came back as a single. and is she hot. this is madonna. >> if you saw madonna then, she looked just like the girls who hung out at the club called the funhouse. all the girls there had the mesh thing, and they had the boots. and it was kind of a mix of new wave punk with this other dance ♪ holay ity. ♪ celebrate >> i think madonna was able to use that core dance music and use the style of the streets that were going on and evolve that into a pop career. >> we are a couple weeks into the new year. what do you hope will happen not only in 1984 but for the rest of your professional life? what are your dreams? what's left? >> to rule the world. ♪ star light star bright ♪ first star i see tonight ♪ star light ♪ star bright ♪ make everything all right >> all of a sudden ther

. >>> ahead, the class of 2017 whitney houston style. first, as we head to break in honor of asia pacific american heritage month, we are using our abc 7 instagram feed to make a difference where you live. belly dancing is an ancient art form from asia minor and the middle east. it will be at the shake the bay charity show next saturday. kind of like this look. i'm calling it the "name your price tool" phase. whatever. >>> 5:24 the time. we want to get to breaking news out of oakland right now, a massive five alarm fire is burning at a building under construction. take a look the building is on apgar street near market. that's about three blocks away from interstate 580. here's a live look at the scene from our emeryville camera. you can see the intense flames. this is absolutely devastating t. oakland fire department says the building could collapse and there are multiple fires start income buildings phish. so we will bring you more updates as soon as they become available. >>> all right, turning now to another story, do you pay for a r

will ferrell giving the commencement speech where he whitney houston. ♪ and i will always love you ♪s and applause ] ♪ and i will always love you >> kind of hit that note at the end. will ferrell should do all commencement addresses. >> the look in his eyes, he really captured the moment. >> dylan, thanks. >>> coming up next, a sunday sit-down with the co-founder of twitter. how he feels about president trump putting his company in the headlines almost every day. >>> and head its raised 1 dare devil, 2 dynamic diy duos, and an entrepreneur named sharon. its witnessed 31 crashes, 4 food fights, and the flood of '09. it's your paradise perfected with behr premium plus low odor paint. the best you can buy starting under $25. unbelievable quality. unbeatable prices. only at the home depot. >>> this is a news 4 today news break. >>> good morning, the time right now, 8:26 on is sunday, may 14th, happy mother's day. here's what's happening. fairfax county fire investigators are working to learn what u happened just after midnight at the road fire station in springfield. we're told service s

will ferrell giving the commencement speech where he channelled the great late whitney houston. ♪ andve you ♪ class of 2017 [cheers and applause ] ♪ and i will always love you >> kind of hit that note at the end. will ferrell should do all commencement addresses. >> the look in his eyes, he really captured the moment. >> dylan, thanks. >>> coming up next, a sunday sit-down with the co-founder of twitter. how he feels about president trump putting his company in the headlines almost every day. >>> and head the average family's hectic home: its raised 1 dare devil, 2 dynamic diy duos, and an entrepreneur named sharon. its witnessed 31 crashes, 4 food fights, and the flood of '09. it's your paradise perfected with behr premium plus low odor paint. the best you can buy starting under $25. unbelievable quality. unbeatable prices. only at the home depot. sunrise over bay bridge toll plaza >>> good sunday morning and happy mother's day. time now is 6:26. outside right now and show you the sunrise over the bay bridge toll plaza and looking nice but on the chilly side. i'm vicky nguyen and via

. >> a la whitney houston or dolly parton, the original writer of that song "i will always love you."tribute to the trojan class of 2017. i wish he was at my ceremony. >> and sing "fight on." >> no. we don't have time for that. i will throw up the victory, yes. thank you, trojans. >> it is a good morning. >> i needed that belly laugh. >> i just keep thinking of you're my boy blue. >> you're my boy, blue. >> never forget. that movie holds up. i watched it on a plane recently. >>> coming up we'll tell you about the latest twist involving the former teacher accused of kidnapping his former student. the note tad cummins allegedly wrote to his wife while on the run. >>> sheryl sandberg sharing her personal story of overcoming tragedy and the advice she's sharing to help >>> "good morning america" is brought to you by blue buffalo. you love your pets like family, so feed them like family with blue. i have asthma... ...one of many pieces in my life. so when my asthma symptoms kept coming back on my long-term control medicine. i talked to my doctor and found a missing piece in my asthma treat

. >> seth: but you got to sing a whitney houston song that night. >> yeah, yeah. >> seth: was that anment? >> it's definitely an incredible moment. any time you, you know, you can stop and have a moment. because whitney was my idol. >> seth: yeah. >> to be able to honor her. and i also sang "hallelujah" as well. clive's request. and just to lift you up in a positive way, which is fun. and we just had a great time in the room. and i remember, i actually clive to dance a little bit. >> seth: well that's pretty good. >> which was an -- i couldn't even make it through the song 'cause it was so funny to me. i was like, "okay, clive is dancing. i'm gonna sit down now." >> seth: well congrats on that. >> thank you. >> seth: and congrats on everything. it's always so great to see you. >> thank you. [ cheers and applause ] >> seth: i can't wait to see you on "the voice." >> thank you. >> seth: can't wait to hear the album. jennifer hudson, everybody. her new single, "remember me", is available now. we will be back with horatio sanz. [ cheers and applause ] ♪ ♪ whether you're after su